2004 Cosmo Awards:

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Zach Braff's
feature film directorial debut was a little independent film that made big.
Garden State,
which he wrote, directed, and starred in, earned acclaim among critics and
independent film theater-goers alike, but only earned a handful of
nominations at most of the major awards. But the Cosmos were different - Garden State
earned a surprising nine nominations, including Best Film, and its
collective strength, particularly in the more important categories, was
enough to give it a tenth nomination for Best Director. The nomination makes
him the youngest Best Director nominee in Cosmo history, as well as the
first person to simultaneously earn nominations in both acting and directing
categories.